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The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, says it will vehemently oppose any grand plan by the National Assembly to scrap the local government system.
NULGE National President, Comrade Ambali Olatunji who stated this at a press conference in Enugu on Thursday warned that the sponsor of the bill, Bob Solomon from Rivers State and any lawmaker who shows support to it, would face the wrath of the workers.
This came in view of a bill before the House of Representatives seeking to abolish the third tier of Government.
Olatunji said if the bill was not killed immediately, the workers would in the next few days stage a protest at the National Assembly, after which they would storm the country homes of all members of the parliament.
“Our existence is being threatened, we will not sit down and watch. There will be a national protest there at the National Assembly.
“They are no longer representing us, they are representing themselves. Bob Emmanuel, who benefited from the local government system has now become so disillusioned that he wants the system scrapped.
“He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, and that is why we have asked the party to call their son to order. Any person who attempts to kill the LG system is killing his own political future. No lawmaker who is on the side of masses should join the destructive move of Bob Solomon. We shall fight them all,” the workers declared.
At the press conference were other national officers of NULGE, including the National Vice President, Southeast, Comrade Patrick Igwe and State Presidents, including that of Enugu, Comrade Kenneth Ugwueze.
